NPR News: 05-03-2026 5PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Iranian officials say they got a response from the U.S. on their latest peace plan, and Tehran's now reviewing it, but there's been no confirmation from either the Trump administration or Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Iranian government is preparing to pass a law that would restrict traffic on the Strait of Hormuz.
What recent developments are there in U.S.-Iran relations?
Dari Baskaran has more from Istanbul.
Iranian state television reported the details of the proposed law, which include a permanent restriction on Israeli vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. All ships would have to get authorization from Iran to pass through the strait, and ships from, quote, hostile countries. would be required to pay war reparations in addition to tolls. Reparations are also part of a 14-point list of demands that Iran submitted to the U.S. this week through Pakistani mediators. For NPR News, I'm Derry Buskaran in Istanbul.
Gas prices in the U.S. are surging again, hitting their highest level in nearly four years. Oil prices have now risen more than $100 a barrel as the war in Iran disrupts global supply and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. And Piers Windsor-Johnston has more.
Experts say the national average for a gallon of regular is $4.44 and prices can go up even higher heading into summer. Patrick DeHaan is GasBuddy's head of petroleum. We could see the national average pushing closer for $75 or even that $5 gallon mark by Memorial Day. Gas prices in some parts of California have topped $6 a gallon, while drivers in Seattle are paying close to $5.80. Galen Lewis lives in Whiting, Indiana, and says he's trying to limit his gas spending. I only had to put $30 in it. I don't let it get that low because then it costs me $100 plus. Since the conflict began, the average price of unleaded gas has jumped more than 40 percent. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
The makers of an abortion pill are asking the Supreme Court to restore full access. This after a lower federal court in Louisiana temporarily ended telemedicine access nationwide. And Pierce Amy Held reports.
In emergency appeals filed Saturday, makers of Mifepristone, Danko Laboratories, and GenBioPro are asking the Supreme Court to restore mail order access. Around a quarter of all abortions in the U.S. are prescribed via telehealth, and most abortions are from medication. Friday, a federal appeals court granted a stay requested by Louisiana that affects the entire U.S., ruling the drug can only be distributed in person at clinics. Thirteen states where abortion is totally banned have no such clinics. Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone needed for a pregnancy to continue. It's also used in miscarriage care. The ruling sent providers and patients scrambling to understand what it means for access.
Amy Held, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The performers union SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studio producers have reached a tentative new contract. As NPR's Mandelita Barco reports, it still needs approval.
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers didn't give details about the tentative contract, but they say it will cover performances in films, scripted primetime TV, streaming shows, and new media. The union's national board is set to meet in the coming days to review the terms before union members vote on whether to ratify it. The new contract is expected to cover the next four years and comes after a hard-won three-year contract in 2023. That's when union members went on strike for months before negotiators hashed out terms for protections against AI and other sticking points. The new contract may expand on those issues, and it was struck a month after the Producers' Alliance made a new contract with the Writers Guild of America, which was also on strike three years ago.
Mandelit Del Barco, NPR News.
Many NPR employees are members of SAG-AFTRA, but under a different contract. At the weekend box office, The Devil Wears Prada 2 took the top spot, with an estimated $77 million in ticket sales domestically and $156 million globally.
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